The >Pigford</EMPHASIS> Cases : USDA Settlement of Discrimination Suits by Black Farmers.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans.

Judge-made law.

Civil procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

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Summary:

Highlights select events leading up to >Pigford v. Glickman</EMPHASIS>, a class-action lawsuit brought by black farmers against USDA alleging that USDA discriminated against black farmers in farm credit and non-credit agricultural programs; and discusses subsequent In >re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation</EMPHASIS>, known as the Pigford II case. Outlines structure of original consent decree in Pigford and settlement agreement in Pigford II; discusses number of claims reviewed, denied, and awarded; and presents key issues raised by various parties.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. >Pigford</EMPHASIS> Cases

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